Hans Leu the Elder
Hans Leu the Elder (* around 1460 ; † 1507 in Zurich ) was a Zurich painter.
Life
Hans Leu was probably born in Baden AG . After the early death of his father, he came to Zurich, his mother's birthplace, in 1488. Basel and Konstanz are assumed to be stations during his apprenticeship and traveling years. In 1489 he was mentioned in the building bills of the Grossmünster and was first mentioned in 1492 as a citizen of the city. In the following years he painted for the Fraumünster Abbey , and in 1504 the city commissioned him to decorate the festival square at the city festival. Leu died in 1507 at the age of about 45. After his death, his wife Anna Frick, then his son Hans Leu the Younger, continued to run the workshop.
Works
Leu's best-known work are the five panels he painted for the “Twelve Messenger Chapel” of the Grossmünster (altar of the city saints of the city of Zurich, “ The city of Zurich Conterfey ”). They were saved in the iconoclasm and are now kept in the Swiss National Museum.
Between 1497 and 1501 the tomb of the city saints Felix and Regula in the Grossmünster was redesigned, and Leu was commissioned to paint the " panels ad martyres " showing Felix, Regula, Exuperantius and their martyrdom. After the Reformation , the lower part of the panels was trimmed around 1566 and partially overpainted to create a complete city panorama. In 1936–37 the figures of the saints were partially exposed. In the background, the boards show topographically accurate city views of Zurich and its surroundings.
Other works of proven origin:
- Wings of a Michael altar ; Kunsthaus Zurich
- Tablet with the miracle of St. Eligius ; Swiss National Museum
- Wall paintings; Grossmünster Zurich (crypt)
- Kin altar; Karlsruhe, State Art Gallery
- Altar from the Rüti monastery : St. Gallen , Episcopal Collection
Some of the works attributed to Hans Leu show the national carnation mark (Carnation master).
gallery
left side of the altar panels
The Wellenberg prison tower
Lindenhof
St. Eligius (center) as the patron saint of the blacksmiths
literature
- Paul Ganz : The family of the painter Hans Leu from Zurich. I / II . In: Zürcher Taschenbuch, New Series 24, 1901
- Charlotte Gutscher: Hans Leu (the elder). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . October 10, 2006 , accessed December 24, 2019 .
Web links
- Charlotte Gutscher-Schmid: Leu, Hans (the elder, I.). In: Sikart
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charlotte Gutscher: Hans Leu (the younger). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 25, 2008 , accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ^ Kunsthaus Zürich, press portal (November 27, 2002): Choice of images! Zürcher Nelkenmeister: Der Höllensturz ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 28, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leu, Hans, the elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leuw, Hans; Loew, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zurich painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1460 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baden AG |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1507 |
| Place of death | Zurich |